WRC dismisses Vanessa Byrne’s protected disclosure complaint as out of time

The Workplace Relations Commission found Vanessa Byrne’s protected disclosure penalisation complaint against Cheshire Ireland was out of time and not well founded. The decision was dated 9 January 2024; the officer said the merits were not decided. Byrne alleged she was penalised after raising concerns and was removed from her position and suspended in September 2021. The complaint was received on 29 June 2023, and the officer said the alleged penalisation fell outside the applicable time limit. She therefore could not accept jurisdiction over the complaint.